13-letter words containing r, a, d, i, t, e
- third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
- timber-framed — framed by exposed timbers
- timed-release — sustained-release.
- tinker's damn — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- trade barrier — any regulation or policy that restricts international trade, especially tariffs, quotas, etc.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade deficit — A trade deficit is a situation in which a country imports goods worth more than the value of the goods that it exports.
- trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
- trade edition — an edition of a book for distribution through general bookstores.
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- trained nurse — graduate nurse.
- transactinide — any element having an atomic number higher than 103, the last of the actinide series. These superheavy, radioactive elements are extremely short-lived, and can only be created in the laboratory.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- treaty indian — a status Indian who is a member of a group that has signed a treaty with the federal government.
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- triple-header — a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
- tyndallimetry — the determination of the concentration of suspended material in a liquid by measuring the amount of light scattered
- ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- undepreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- underinflated — lacking sufficient air pressure
- underpainting — the first coat of paint, especially the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.
- underreaction — to react with less than the expected or appropriate emotion.
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- undeterminate — not definite or determined; indeterminate
- undirectional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.